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We present a new class of catalysts based on the combination of N,N'-diaryl(thio)ureas and weak silicon Lewis acids (e.g., SiCl(4)). Such silicon-(thio)urea catalysts effectively catalyze the stereospecific rearrangement of epoxides to quaternary carbaldehydes.
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